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Violence
Barely any
A murder at a health resort; the victim's social snobbery is the defining characteristic
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The specific cruelty of social snobbery in a closed setting; Hamish's ability to see through the status performance to the people underneath
What this book is about
Hamish Macbeth visits a health resort on a remote island off the Scottish coast — a place where wealthy and status-conscious guests come to improve themselves. When a particularly disagreeable woman is found dead, Hamish investigates while navigating the specific social world of the resort: people who care intensely about rank and appearances in a place specifically designed to offer them health and calm. M.C. Beaton's sixth Hamish Macbeth novel uses the island isolation and the health resort setting to confine the cast and examine the specific social anxieties of people who measure their worth against each other.
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sixth Hamish Macbeth novel by M.C. Beaton; island health resort setting
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